Rail-joint.



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RAIL-JOINT.

Messrs.

To atl whomt may concern: i

Be it known that I, LUKE Ii. LEADBEATER, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at South Brownsville, in the county of'Fayette and State of Pennsylvafnim have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is" a specification. a

This invention relates to improvements in rail joints and has for its object to provide HIGRIISIOI rigidly connecting the abutting ends of a pair of railmembers.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for rigidly connecting railaends whereby a minimum number of bolts are required. r

Still another object of the invention is to Figure 1, is a t'ansverse sectional view of a railway showing an end elevational view of my invention thereon. Fig. 2, is a section taken on line A-A of Fig. 1. Fig.

3, is a fragmental elevational view of the opposing ends of a pair of rails.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the specification and in the several views in the drawings in which 1 and 2, indicate the abutting ends of a pair of rails, the webs 3 and 4, having openings 5 and 6, spaced away from the ends of said ra1 s.

7 and 8, are similarly formed fish plates each having long right angular ends 9 and 10, each having a short right angular end 11 and 12, the ends 9 and 10, being adapted to extend through the openings 5 and 6 in the webs 3 and 4c. The ends 9 and 10, are provided with openings 13 and 15, which aline with the openings 1% and 16, in the ends 11 and 12, to receive the bolts 17 and 18, whereby said ends 9 and 12, 10 and 11, are held rigidly fixed together, by means of the nuts 19 and 20, on said bolts 17 and 18. It will be readily seen from the above description of my invention that the fish plates 7 and 8, will hold the rails rigidly connected with only two bolts'being required for this purpose.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

.. Having now described my invention, that Patented Dec. 14, io ie Application filed October 15, 1914. Serial No. 866,878;

which .I claim to be new and desire to pro- 1 cure by Letters Patent is:-

LA pairof fish plates'each having its ends oppositely turned and means for' connecting the ends of one plate to the ends ofsthe other plate. 2. In combination with rails having openings in their abutting ends, a pair of fish plates having right angular ends together, one end of each or said plates being adapted to extend through said openings. I

3. In combination with rails having openings intheir abutting 'end's, a pair of fish plates having right angular ends, one end of each'of said plates being adapted to ex tend through said openings, and contact with an end of the other of said plates.

4. In combination with rails'having openings in their abutting ends, a pair of fish plates having right angular ends, one endof each of said plates being adapted to extend through said openings, and contact with an end of the other of said plates, and means for connecting said ends.

5. In combination with rails having openings'in their abutting ends, a pair of fish plates having right angular ends, one end of each of said plates being adapted to extend through said openings, and contact with an end of the other of said plates, means for connecting said ends, said means consisting of bolts.

6. In combination with rails having openings in their abutting ends, a pair of fish plates having right angular ends, one end of we each of said plates, being adapted to extend through said openings, and contact with the end of the other said plates, means for con necting said ends, said means consisting of bolts, one of said ends being longer than the other of said ends, whereby the edges of said ends will be flushed when in position.

7. In combination with rails having openings in their abutting ends, a pair of fish plates having right angular ends, one end of each of said plates being adapted to extend through said openings and contact withthe end of the other said plates, means for con necting said ends, said means consisting of bolts, one of said ends being longer than the other of said ends, whereby the edges of said I ends will be flushed when in position, each I of said ends having openings therein. adapted to aline with the opening in said abutting end to receive said bolts.

r pair of fish plates each having one end projecting through a rail and'means for projecting through a rail and abutting one end "of the other plate and means foresecuring said abutting ends.

1 0. A pair o f'fish plates each having rightangular ends and means for connecting said ends, said ends being turned in opposing directions, the ends of each plate having openlngs'alming with the openings in sald other plate to :recelvesald'means. 7

11. A pair of fish plates each having right angular ends and means for connecting said I ends, said ends being turnedin opposing directions, theends of eachplate having open- V ings; alining With the openings in said other plate to receive said means, in combination with railends each havingopenings through which one of said ends project. 1 j

12. In combination With rails having openingsin abutting ends, a pair of plates with oppositely disposed right angular ends and Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the means for connecting the ends of one plate With the ends of the other plate.-

13. In combinationiwith'rails having openings in abutting ends, a pair of plates with oppositely disposed right angular, ends and means for connecting the ends of one plate 7 ings in abutting ends, a pair or plateswith' oppositely disposed right angular ends and means for connecting the ends of one plate With the endsof the other plate, the-adjacent ends of said plates having alining openings toreceive said connecting means, one end of each plate adapted to projectthrough one of said rail openings to'engage one end ofthe other plate.

In testimony Whereofl aflix my signature in presence of't'vvo Witnesses.

LUKE B. LEADBEATER,

VVVitnesses: I

FORREST STEWART, CLARK T; BALDWIN.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington. D. C. 

